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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first document to challenge the authority of the king, subjecting him to the rule of the law and protecting his people from feudal abuse. More than five centuries later, American revolutionaries incorporated many of the Magna Carta's basic ideas into another important piece of parchment – the U.S. Constitution. -
Settlement of Jamestown
When Governor George Yeardley arrived in Jamestown in 1916 he immediately gave notice that the Virginia colony would establish a legislative assembly. Which was the House of Burgesses. -
The Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by separatist Congregationalists who called themselves "Saints". The main purpose was to flee the religious persecution by King James of England. -
Petition of Rights
An English document that helped promote the civil rights of the subjects of King Charles I. Some actions in these rights are still used today. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to provide specific freedoms to citizens and limit the power of the government. -
The Albany Plan of Union
A proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, at the Albany Congress in Albany, New York. -
The Stamp Act Congress
Or known as the First Congress of the American Colonies, was a meeting held between October 7 and 25, 1765 in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. -
The First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. -
The Second Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary war had begun. Which was pretty much the final move over to independence.
